The Whipped Shea Butter is what I use as my main lotion after I get out of the shower. It takes me 5 minutes to make and makes about 8 oz, so it fits perfect into an 8 oz jelly jar. A little bit goes a long way. I really love how this recipe works with my dry skin. I was worried about putting it onto my face (I didn’t want the oils to cause me to break out), but I gave it a try anyway and I love how smooth it has made my skin. I never break out from it.

I’m going to start using this recipe on my kids, but even just using it myself for the past few weeks, I have barely dipped into it. It definitely lasts.

**Measure Carefully. These recipes are specific sot hat the right consistency is met.**

The first two recipes are great body butters. The second two are obviously lotion bar recipes, but you can put them in any kind of container. The last two are balms for chapped or extra dry areas like your hands, feet, elbows and knees. Enjoy!

Directions:

With a mixer, beat shea butter in a bowl until it begins to soften.

Add carrier oil slowly. It will lump if you add it too quickly.

After all of your oil is whipped together with the butter, add rosemary and essential oil. I just made a batch with lavender and eucalyptus oil and it smelled wonderful. Use more lavender than eucalyptus to balance the scents.

Whip until it is all mixed.

Scrape into a 8 oz sterilized jar.

This next recipe is for those who don’t care so much for the shea butter scent. The cocoa butter can be substituted in the above recipe as well though.

Body Balm

Ingredients:

5-10 drops Essential Oil (some great ones for skin are calendula, chamomile, comfrey, elder, rosemary, rose, rosewood, bergamot, lavender, geranium. They all have different qualities but do some great things for your skin). For my batch, I added peppermint, rosemary, and eucalyptus.

Directions:

Over low heat, melt beeswax, shea butter, and olive oil.

Remove from heat and allow to cool for a few minutes. Add essential oil and mix well. I used eucalyptus, peppermint, and rosemary for this batch.

Pour into sterilized 4 oz jar and allow to fully cool. I didn’t have any nice glass jars on hand so I used plastic.

Thanks. Adding rosemary oil or vitamin E oil will make sure the oils do not become rancid. Other essential oils are anti-bacterial naturally and so will make sure bacteria does not grow either (lavender, thyme, eucalyptus, tea tree, etc.). Though I’m not sure exactly about shelf life, I think you would use it all up long before there would ever be a problem.

Thanks for these great recipes!! I just started making my own makeup (this week)!! I love how fresh my face feels and it lasts all day! Can you give us the benefits of each additive? Also, can I use turmeric as a colorant in my foundation? I need the ‘yellowish’ tone. Any suggestions?

I’m glad to be helpful! While turmeric is wonderful internally, you have to be careful with your skin because it will dye it yellow for day. You may find a good yellow clay to use. Probably the easiest would be to use ginger for its creamy yellowish color and just add a tiny bit of turmeric. Some flowers dried are yellow enough to work as well, just remember to always test things on a small area like a spot on your wrist or neck before putting around your eyes or all over. I’ll work on putting more together on the benefits of each ingredient. Until then, check out my articles on essential oils and herbs.

Hi. Been making very similar lotions for years. Like your outlook and desire for a simpler life, with simpler natural products. Great stuff, and advice. Where can I find mango butter? Searched forever! And avocado butter? Thank you.

Do you have any recipes for sunscreen? I am allergic to Shea Butter, Vitamin E, Apricot Kernel Oil, Carnauba Wax and Lanolin so I have been making my own body care products without these ingredients. Thank you!

If you are meaning the lotion bars, it’s hard to substitute because the beeswax helps it to be a harder bar. But you can try cocoa butter as a substitute. Real cocoa butter is very hard and should help it to set up nicely.

I added coco butter and coconut oil to your whipped lotion, came out great but a tad bit gritty. Not too bad. I tried again melting the butters and it took out the grittiness, but had a smaller portion then the one that I did not melt. Any suggestions?

The first was whipped, the second melted, that is why it is a bit more condensed in the second form. In order to make sure it doesn’t become gritty next time, make sure you whip the cocoa butter before adding the coconut oil. This will help incorporate air into the cocoa butter and cool it slightly before being mixed into the other oils. When it mixed into the other oils before being whipped it was too hot and cooled in bits throughout the mixture. Now that your mixture is melted fully, you can try to warm and whip again. This may help give it volume.

I am using the basic recipe for the mothers at my church as gifts for Mother’s Day. I have to make enough for 90 ladies. Can I safely make several batches at once without compromising the finished product?

Yes. Just be very precise with your measuring. Measure out the shea butter and whip until there are no lumps before adding any oil. Remember that you can always add more oil to thin it out, but you cannot add more shea butter if it is too runny unless you blend it on its own in another container. Even then, it is a risk on whether it will be lumpy or not if added this way.

Lavender is always a popular scent, and relatively cheap in comparison to others. You can combine it with peppermint for more of a spa scent. Smell with both bottle held up to your nose to see if it’s what you’re looking for. Citrus is popular as well (orange essential oil if you just want to add one).

Hello! Thanks for the wonderful recipes! I would like to know is it possible to use the Whipped Shea Butter as a face moisturizer? And also do you have any other recipes for face moisturizers and lotions for everyday use on sensitive/oily skin? Thank you!

Hi there. I’d like to try the whipped shea butter as a face moisturizer for myself(41) and my daughter (13). We both have acne. She has regular teenage acne but I get those wonderful large embarrassing pimples.
What EOs should I add to the mixture to help us both.
We have also been using your anti-aging serum which helps a lot.
And also, do we use one a night and the other in the morning or or both at the same time?
Sorry for all the questions ?

Try adding tea tree oil and lavender to the lotion. The tea tree kills bacteria and the lavender is soothing to the skin.
You can use the eye cream and serum however fits your skin type. I usually use one in the morning and the other at night.